https://new.kenyalaw.org/akn/ke/judgment/kehc/2026/9217
The application had been overtaken by events because the applicant had already completed the custodial sentence and been released, leaving no live issue for determination; accordingly, the Court could make no further substantive order and marked the application as spent.
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- Citation
- [2026] KEHC 9217 (KLR)
- Parties
- Applicant: Zedekiah Mayeka Ngare; Respondent: Republic
- Court
- High Court
- Jurisdiction
- Kenya
- Case Number
- Criminal Appeal E061 of 2026
- Procedural Posture
- Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Application for Review of Sentence
- Outcome
- Application marked as spent; file closed.
- Judges
- ["DR Kavedza"]
- Legal Topics
- Review of Sentence, Mootness, Application Spent, Stealing Under the Penal Code
- Source Language
- en
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Parties
Zedekiah Mayeka Ngare
Applicant
Republic
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Ruling on Application for Review of Sentence
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the application for review of sentence remained live after the applicant had completed the sentence and been released from custody.
- 2 Whether any further orders could properly be made by the Court.
Ratio Decidendi
The application had been overtaken by events because the applicant had already completed the custodial sentence and been released, leaving no live issue for determination; accordingly, the Court could make no further substantive order and marked the application as spent.
Court Disposition
Application marked as spent; file closed.
Orders
- No further order was made.
- The application was marked as spent.
Full Case Text
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Ngare v Republic (Criminal Appeal E061 of 2026) [2026] KEHC 9217 (KLR) (26 June 2026) (Ruling) Neutral citation: [2026] KEHC 9217 (KLR) Republic of Kenya In the High Court at Kibera Criminal Appeal E061 of 2026 DR Kavedza, J June 26, 2026 Between Zedekiah Mayeka Ngare Applicant and Republic Respondent Ruling 1.The applicant was charged and after a full trial convicted for the offence of stealing contrary to section 268(1) as read with 275 of the Penal Code. He was sentenced to serve eighteen (18) months imprisonment. 2.The applicant subsequently filed the present application seeking a review of his sentence. The application was admitted for hearing, and directions were issued fixing it for hearing on 24th June 2026. 3.When the matter came up on that date, the Court was informed that the applicant had since completed serving the sentence imposed by the trial court and had already been released from custody. Consequently, the application had been overtaken by events and no live issue remained for determination. 4.In the circumstances, there is no further order that this Court can properly make. The application is marked as spent, and the file is hereby closed.Orders accordingly. RULING DATED AND DELIVERED VIRTUALLY THIS 26TH DAY OF JUNE 2026 ________________ D. KAVEDZAJUDGE